My Races

    My friend, Dan Turk, has introduced me to the wonderful world of racing. I used to take a dim view of those runners who would race, since I'd much rather avoid the crowds and hype, and just compete against myself and the stop watch; but after experiencing a race myself, I came to appreciate all the energy and camaraderie that exists between runners. Participating in a competitive race encourages all to run faster and better, and then enjoy the fruit of training, and the thrill of meeting goals.

A green link indicates that the race report is complete. A yellow link indicates that the report has some limited information, but has not been completed. A red link indicates that the link is just to a stub page.

For class rank, I have highlighted any race in which I placed in my age group, placed overall, or set the course record.

Race Name (click link for my race report or official time results page)	Date	Distance	Official Time	Pace (min/mile)	Speed (mph)	Overall Rank (males)	Age Group Class (males)	Class Rank (males)
2002 Fort Collins Turkey Trot	11/28/02	4 miles	0:32:30	8:07	7.4	290 out of 1110		23 out of 52
2003 Pikes Peak Marathon (detailed!)	08/17/03	26.2 miles	7:10:15	16:26	3.7	329 out of 596	25-29	33 out of 39
2004 Old Town Half Marathon	05/09/04	13.1 miles	1:50:16	8:25	7.1	112 out of 250		22 out of 44
2004 Bolder Boulder 10K	05/31/04	6.2 miles	0:48:12	7:46	7.7	2832 out of 20,677	26	79 out of 465
2004 Horsetooth Mtn Trail Race	06/13/04	7.3 miles**	1:14:48	10:15**	5.9	36 out of 68	20-29	9 out of ??
2004 Barr Mountain Trail Race	07/18/04	12 miles	2:32:17	15:11	4.0	124 out of 231	25-29	14 out of 21
2004 Pikes Peak Marathon	08/23/04	26.2 miles	6:39:33	15:15	3.9	244 out of 599	25-29	24 out of 33
2004 Wellsville Ridgewalk (results)	08/17/04	15.0 miles (?)	2:35:20	10:30	5.7	14 out of 66		??
2004 Rattlesnake Rumble	11/14/04	4.5 miles	0:34:07	7:35	7.9	28 out of 51		??
2005 Old Town Half Marathon	05/08/05	13.1 miles	1:37:38	7:27	8.0	62 out of 324		12 out of 39
2005 Horsetooth Mtn Trail Race	06/12/05	7.3 miles**	1:08:06	9:20**	6.4	22 out of 58	20-29	10 out of 16
2005 Barr Mountain Trail Race	07/17/05	12.0 miles	2:17:50	11:29	5.2	64 out of 217		7 out of 16
2005 Pikes Peak Marathon	08/21/05	26.21 miles	5:22:44	12:19	4.9	69 out of 630		10 out of 34
2005 Wellsville Ridgewalk	10/16/05	14.5 miles (?)	2:20:27	9:41	6.2	4 out of 61		??
2006 Horsetooth Mtn Trail Race	06/11/06	7.28 miles	1:08:48	9:28**	6.3	12 out of 46		5 out of 10
2006 Barr Mountain Trail Race	06/16/06	12.0 miles	2:06:48	10:34	5.7	9 out of 25		59 out of 250
2006 Pikes Peak Marathon	08/20/06	26.21 miles	5:08:31	11:47	5.1	44 out of 528	25-29	9 out of 32
2006 Wellsville Ridgewalk (results)	10/15/06	14.5 miles (?)	2:16:45	9:26	6.4	8 out of 96	20-29	4 out of 10?
2007 Colorado Marathon	05/06/07	26.2 miles	3:15:21	7:27	8.1	41 out of 364		9 out of 38
2007 Horsetooth Mtn Trail Race	06/10/07	7.3 miles	1:07:43	9:17**	6.5	9 out of 60	20-29	2 out of 5
2007 FireKracker 5K	07/04/07	5K	0:20:28	6:36	9.1	82 out of 419	25-29	14 out of 44
2007 Barr Trail Mountain Race	07/15/07	12.0 miles	2:02:27	10:12	5.9	35 out of 252	25-29	5 out of 20
2007 Mountain Avenue Mile (wave 6: open men's wave)	08/09/07	1.0 mile	0:05:11	5:11	11.6	12 out of 27	20-29	6 out of 11
2007 Pikes Peak Marathon	08/19/07	26.21 miles	5:15:38	12:03	5.0	38 out of 584	30-34	6 out of 57
2007 Wellsville Ridgewalk (results)	10/21/07	14.99 miles (?)	2:02:58	8:12	7.3	1 out of 79	30-39	1 out of 15
2008 Bolder Boulder (results)	05/26/08	6.2 miles	0:40:06.42	6:28	9.3	544 out of 22041	30	?? out of ??
2008 Superior Downhill Mile (results)	07/04/08	1.0 mile	0:04:43	4:43	12.3	22 out of 22	20+	20 out of 82
2008 Barr Trail Mountain Race (results)	07/13/08	12.0 miles	1:53:12	6:36	9.3	18 out of 247	30-34	4 out of 28
2008 Mountain Avenue Mile	08/14/08	1.0 mile	0:04:51.9	4:52	12.3
2008 Blue Sky Half Marathon (results)	10/05/08	13.1 miles	1:31:30 (CR)	6:59	8.6	1 out of ?	30-34	1 out of ?
2008 Wellsville Ridgewalk (results)
2009 Barr Trail Mountain Race (results)	07/12/09	12.0 miles

** This course has not been officially measured. My Timex Bodylink Speed + Distance System said the race course was 7.22 miles on race day, but previous measurements have consistently given 7.34 miles, although the race started 0.03 miles up from the gate. The Timex system conked out briefly in the middle of the race, I think 7.3 miles is a fair estimate of the course length. The race is billed as 8 miles. If this were really true, then my 2004 pace would be 9:07/mile. I seriously doubt that this is the case given the intense hills. The 2007 race started all the way down in the recently constructed new parking lot - this added considerable distance to the race, perhaps 30-45 seconds overall and nearly a tenth of a mile.

What's Next?

I'm finishing my PhD this year, with a goal of defending in October. As such, I am just running to stay in shape. I did run one race (Barr Trail Mountain Race) just for fun (was 11 minutes slower than last year). As I finish up my academic career, I'm planning to take off a month or two to travel around the world and start building up a massive base for next year.  I have big plans for my running next year!

 

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